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In November 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people. There have been 15 tropical cyclones in the 21st century so far with a death toll of at least 1,000, of which the deadliest was Cyclone Nargis, with at least 138,374 deaths when it struck Myanmar.
The exact death toll from the Bhola cyclone will never be known, but at least 300,000 fatalities were associated with the storm, [3] [10] possibly as many as 500,000. [4] The cyclone was not, however, the most powerful of these; the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was significantly stronger when it made landfall in the same general area, as a Category ...
1 Ten deadliest natural disasters by highest estimated death toll excluding epidemics and famines. ... 1970 Bhola cyclone: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) November 13 ...
The cyclone made landfall in Cabo Delgado before travelling further inland to Niassa and Nampula, where a three-year-old girl was among the fatalities. ... The official death toll on the islands ...
The official death toll from Cyclone Chido stood at 22 on Tuesday in the French territory of Mayotte, but authorities fear hundreds, even thousands of people have died.
Cyclone Chido struck the islands of Mayotte with close to 140mph (225kmph) winds, and the death toll may reach a “thousand, even several thousands”, prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville said.
The official death toll was 500,000 but the number is likely to be higher. Damages include destruction of approximately 20,000 fishing boats, and also property and crops. Total loss of cattle reached more than one million. More than 400,000 houses and 3,500 educational institutions were destroyed. Maximum Wind:222 km/h Maximum Surge:10.6 m. --- 42.
Tree branches that had withstood the 200 kph (124 mph) winds were festooned with clothing tossed up by the cyclone. The death toll in continental Africa, where the storm hit after passing through ...